{
  "id": 16921,
  "title": "Optimize your apps for the next generation of Samsung Galaxy devices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/22/optimize-your-apps-for-the-next-generation-of-samsung-galaxy-devices",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-07-22T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Developers Blog",
    "slug": "android-developers-blog",
    "url": "http://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/07/optimize-galaxy-screen-sizes.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samsung announced its newest foldable and wearable devices during Galaxy Unpacked 2026, signaling an expansion of the range of form factors, screen sizes and device postures that developers must support in their apps. To help app creators adapt to these changes, Samsung has released new guidance and tools.\n\nOne significant change is the introduction of landscape-first natural orientation in devices like the Galaxy Z Fold8, which has a wider aspect ratio in its main display state. The variety of aspect ratios and form factors developers need to cater to is expanding, making it essential to rethink layout architecture for dynamic displays.\n\nTo assist developers, Samsung has provided dedicated guidance for building applications that work well with landscape foldables and trifolds, including videos explaining trifolds and landscape foldables. The company also encourages developers to build fluid, adaptive layouts that can handle wide aspect ratios and compact vertical heights. This can be achieved by first considering the window class width when determining layout changes, then adjusting for height. Utilizing flexible containers that allow content to automatically wrap, span, and reflow is crucial for ensuring content adapts seamlessly to the grid.\n\nAnother key aspect is tracking actual app space, as display space rarely matches physical device size, especially on ultra-wide screens during multi-window, split-screen, or multitasking states. Developers should leverage Window Size Classes and the Jetpack Window Manager library to calculate the exact space their app occupies.\n\nBy focusing on these core pillars - fluid, adaptive layouts, tracking actual app space, and leveraging Window Size Classes - developers can create responsive UIs that handle the physics of dynamic displays seamlessly and provide users with a flawless experience, regardless of the device they are using.",
  "summary": "Posted by Fahd Imtiaz, Senior Product Manager and Miguel Montemayor, Developer Relations Engineer, Android Developer Experience Today at Galaxy Unpacked, Samsung unveiled its latest lineup of foldable and wearable devices. For developers, this means that the variety of form factors, screen sizes, and device postures your app needs to support is expanding once again. With devices like the Galaxy Z…",
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        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Review: The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra ticks every box, but it’s the boring option now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/review-the-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-ticks-every-box-but-its-the-boring",
        "published": "2026-07-31T14:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra vs. Galaxy Z Fold 6: One is better in every way that matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-vs-galaxy-z-fold-6-one-is-better-in",
        "published": "2026-08-01T09:15:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "I wore the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, and a $90 strap makes an upgrade almost pointless",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/i-wore-the-galaxy-watch-ultra-2-and-a-90-strap-makes-an-upgrade",
        "published": "2026-08-01T10:00:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "Galaxy S26 FE may recycle the cameras buyers hoped Samsung would replace",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/galaxy-s26-fe-may-recycle-the-cameras-buyers-hoped-samsung-would",
        "published": "2026-08-01T10:40:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "The Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 comes with a free $100 gift card this weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/the-samsung-galaxy-watch-ultra-2-comes-with-a-free-100-gift-card-this",
        "published": "2026-08-01T22:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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